Universal Quotes

1825 quotes by 1293 authors

The Christian life is not just our own private affair. If we have been born again into God's family, not only has he become our… — John Stott
The desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race. — Gerald M. Loeb
Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail. — George Soros
If we care about universal principles such as freedom, democracy and the rule of law, we cannot leave them to the care of market forces;… — George Soros
Christmas has a certain universal appeal that gives it meaning well beyond a day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but Christians have a special… — Michael Josephson
At the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration [i.e., the First Amendment], the general, if… — Joseph Story
Wisdom consists in rising superior both to madness and to common sense, and is lending oneself to the universal illusion without becoming its dupe. — Henri Frederic Amiel
I always want to write erotic music... Not only about the love between men and women, but in a much more universal sense - about… — Toru Takemitsu
The language of intrinsic human rights represented a significant advance beyond the previous language of world religions in terms of its universal applicability and its… — Immanuel Wallerstein
A dialogue among civilizations can be seen as a dialogue between the individual and the universal. — Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Nothing about it interested me. Or about anything else, except making up stories. If literacy weren't so nearly universal, God knows what I'd be. A… — Donald E. Westlake
It will remain remarkable, in whatever way our future concepts may develop, that the very study of the external world led to the scientific conclusion… — Alain Aspect
Vedanta teaches that consciousness is singular, all happenings are played out in one universal consciousness and there is no multiplicity of selves The stages of… — Erwin Schrodinger
If I have succeeded better than many who surround me, it has been chiefly - may I say almost solely - from universal assiduity. — John Dalton
What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a… — Catharine MacKinnon
Universal design systems can no longer be dismissed as the irrelevant musings of a small, localized design community. A second modernism has emerged, reinvigorating the… — Ellen Lupton
My thesis is that morality exists outside the human mind in the sense of being not just a trait of individual humans, but a human… — Michael Shermer
When I break My Silence, the impact of My Love will be universal and all life in creation will know, feel and receive of it.… — Meher Baba
It would be well for those interested to reflect whether there now exists, or ever has existed, a wealthy and civilized community in which one… — John C. Calhoun
Im committed to universal health coverage and education. — Carol Moseley Braun

Who Wrote These Universal Quotes

1,293 authors contributed a total of 1,825 Universal Quotes, led by these top contributors: